Every year on the night of Christmas Eve, children around the world wait for Santa to bring them gifts carried from the North Pole with his sleigh. But how does the aerodynamics of a reindeer compare to an aircraft? Aerodynamics Considerations Let’s start by examining the anatomy of these magical creatures. Santa’s reindeer, led by…
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How efficiently does Santa fly around the world on Christmas Eve?
Christmas is approaching and Santa Claus is getting our presents ready, but have you ever wondered how efficiently Santa flies over our skies? ANSYS did ask this question and analyzed the famous sleigh. The well-known software for engineering simulations, ANSYS partnered up with Popular Science, a science magazine founded back in 1972, to analyze Santa’s…
Tracking Santa Claus
Have you ever wanted to know exactly when Santa will arrive? Well, you cant rack him through the NORAD system. NORAD is the North American Aerospace Defense Command and since 1955 tracks Santa around the Globe as he delivers presents to the kids waiting for him. But how did it all start? On December 24,…
How to spend the holidays in Space
Being away from home for the holidays may be difficult but imagine being in space for the holidays! How do astronauts celebrate in the International Space Station? Let’s find out. The first time a group of astronauts celebrated the holidays on space was not in the ISS but on the Apollo 8 in 1968. The…